The Lead: How Bengaluru is handling the Covid-19 situation

DH Radio

In today's episode, get to know how India's Garden City, Bengaluru, is doing in terms of handling the worsening pandemic situation.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to The Lead by DH Radio. The voice that you just heard was of a Bengaluru hospital owner appealing for medical oxygen for his patients. We have seen that hospitals' and individuals' need for oxygen has shot up in the past few days. On Monday alone, the city recorded over 9,000 cases. What's happening on the ground? Is the country's tech hub ready to take on the second wave of the pandemic? Today, to talk about this, we have DH's Suraksha P.

Note: This episode was recorded on Monday, April 19. Listen in to the conversation.

Hi Suraksha and welcome to DH Radio.

Suraksha P: Hi.

Ahmed: There is a sudden surge in Covid cases and the state, especially the city is among the worst hit. Were we caught unaware, what could have gone wrong?

Suraksha: Ahmed, we don't think we were caught unaware. I think it's more of a case of complacency and because the state (Karnataka) technical Covid advisory committee had, at the end of last year, said that there will be a second surge in January...

To know more about the conversation, listen to the podcast.